USD Golf 1999-2000

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Meet The Toreros

I PATRICK HAWKINS -SeniorCaptainfromDallas, TX Jesuit High School ... played three years of varsity high school golf ... won Texas Christian Interscholastic League State Championship in August, 1995 ... tied for second at LMU Invita– tional in Sept. , 1997 ... 1998 West Coast Conference individual champion after shooting a three– round total of 215 (72-72-71) at Menifee Lakes ... averaged 75.7 in 34 rounds for '97-98 season ... led the team in scoring average and birdies (78) ... turned in a low score of 69 in final round at 49er Invitational (Nov., 1998) ... tied for 3rd at the Falcon-Cross Creek Invitational ... three-time WCC All-Academic pick & two-time First Team All-WCC selection ('98 &·'99) ... qualified for U.S. Amateur ... Medalist in USO Invitational (March , 1999) ... averaged 74.47 over 31 rounds in 1998-99 ... Placed 2nd in Santa Clara Invitational (November, 1999) ... 1999 NCAA Outstand– ing Sportsperson of the Year nominee from USO ... 2000 Team Captain . Major: Business.

IJEPPE NIELSEN - Senior from Oslo, Norway Christian Gymnasium ... played for Oslo Golf Club on Norwegian Junior Golf Tour ... ranked 8th in Youth Golf in Norway ... placed 7th at Santa Clara/Florsheim Invitational in November, 1997 ... in 1998 averaged 77 .1 for 16 rounds ... turned in a low score of 72 in the final round of the Santa Clara Invitati onal ... tied for second on team in up & downs (.568) and finished third in fairways hit (.607) ... finished 7th in Norwegian Amateur Championship (August, 1999) ... enjoys snowboarding for hobby ... speaks five lan– guages .. . Norwegian champion in two different sports ... one of just two seniors on 2000 Torero squad. Major: Business.

JASON GROSS- Junior from San Clemente, CA

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San Clemente High School ... played four years of high school golf ... senior year ranked No. I with 74.0 scoring average ... was team captain and MVP ... individual champion at the South Coast League Championship ... junior year averaged 76.0 and was MVP SCL runner-up ... team won SCL titles both his junior and sophomore seasons ... transfer from Fresno State University where he participated on the Bulldogs golf team (76.0 average) ... last season with USO tied for 9th at Grand Canyon Invitational (April, 1999) ... averaged 75 .27 for 11 rounds ... qualified to play in California Amateur Championships at Pebble Beach this past summer ... enjoys ocean fishing ... Major: Communications Minor: Business Administration.

II RYAN HANRATTY - Junior from Plano, TX I Plano High School ... played four years of varsity high school golf ... was a three-time runner-up in the Jesuit TCIL State Championship ... was first out of 120 golfers at the 1997 Dallas Morning News Invitational ... was named to the TCIL All-State team ... team captain on varsity basketball team ... fros h year at USO averaged 75.6 for 22 rounds ... finis hed first on the team in eag les (3) and birdie chances (7 .7 per round) ... ranked second on the team in scoring ... low score of 71 in th ird round of John. A. Burns Invitational in Hawaii ... seven rounds of 73 or lower .. . last season tied for 2nd at 1999 USO Invi tational (March, 1999) ... fini shed 4th in Santa Clara Invi– tational (Nov. , 1999) ... Qualifier for Western Amateur, Texas State Open and Top 10 CPT Na– ti onal Championship Major: Business Administration.

1999-2000 University of San Diego Toreros Men's Golf Media Guide